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    • Metabolite and lipoprotein responses and prediction of weight gain during breast cancer treatment 

      Madssen, Torfinn Støve; Thune, Inger; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Lundgren, Steinar; Bertheussen, Gro Falkener; Frydenberg, Hanne; Wist, Erik; Schlichting, Ellen; Schäfer, Hartmut; Fjøsne, Hans Erikssønn; Vettukattil, Muhammad Riyas; Lømo, Jon; Bathen, Tone Frost; Giskeødegård, Guro F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Breast cancer treatment has metabolic side effects, potentially affecting risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and recurrence. We aimed to compare alterations in serum metabolites and lipoproteins during treatment ...
    • Molecular Features of Subtype-Specific Progression from Ductal Carcinoma In Situ to Invasive Breast Cancer 

      Lesurf, Robert; Aure, Miriam Ragle; Mørk, Hanne Håberg; Vitelli, Valeria; Lundgren, Steinar; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise; Kristensen, Vessela N.; Wärnberg, Fredrik; Hallett, Michael; Sørlie, Therese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Breast cancer consists of at least five main molecular “intrinsic” subtypes that are reflected in both pre-invasive and invasive disease. Although previous studies have suggested that many of the molecular features of ...
    • Multi-modal characterization of vasculature and nanoparticle accumulation in five tumor xenograft models 

      Sulheim, Einar; Kim, Jana; van Wamel, Annemieke; Kim, Eugene; Snipstad, Sofie; Vidic, Igor; Grimstad, Ingeborg; Widerøe, Marius; Torp, Sverre Helge; Lundgren, Steinar; Waxman, David J.; Davies, Catharina de Lange (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Preclinical research has demonstrated that nanoparticles and macromolecules can accumulate in solid tumors due to the enhanced permeability and retention effect. However, drug loaded nanoparticles often fail to show increased ...
    • Nanomedicine and Sonopermeation in the Treatment of Cancer 

      Sulheim, Einar (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:98, Doctoral thesis, 2018)
      Treatment of cancer is an enormous challenge that involves multiple biological barriers and drugs with limited specificity, which makes treatment both ineffective and debilitating to the patient. One of the approaches that ...
    • Nephronectin in breast cancer progression and metastasis 

      Toraskar, Jimita Prashant (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:390, Doctoral thesis, 2018)
      Breast cancer is life threatening due to its ability to spread and invade other tissues. The best approach in solving a problem of this sort is to be able to reason backwards. Tumors appear chaotic as they are composed of ...
    • Neural signaling modulates metabolism of gastric cancer 

      Rabben, Hanne-Line; Andersen, Gøran Troseth; Olsen, Magnus Kringstad; Øverby, Anders; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Kainov, Denis; Wang, Timothy Cragin; Lundgren, Steinar; Grønbech, Jon Erik; Chen, Duan; Zhao, Chun-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Tumors comprise cancer cells and the associated stromal and immune/inflammatory cells, i.e., tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we identify a metabolic signature of human and mouse model of gastric cancer and show that ...
    • Olaparib monotherapy as primary treatment in unselected triple negative breast cancer 

      Eikesdal, Hans Petter; Yndestad, Synnøve; Elzawahry, Asmaa; Llop-Guevara, Alba; Gilje, Bjørnar; Blix, Egil Støre; Espelid, Helge; Lundgren, Steinar; Geisler, Jürgen; Vagstad, Geirfinn; Venizelos, Andreas; Minsaas, Laura; Leirvaag, Beryl; Gudlaugsson, Einar; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Aase, Hildegunn Siv; Aas, Turid; Balmaña, Judith; Serra, Violeta; Janssen, Emiel; Knappskog, Stian; Lønning, Per Eystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The antitumor efficacy of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) for breast cancer patients harboring germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) mutations is well established. While PARPi monotherapy was ineffective in patients with metastatic ...
    • Persistence of disseminated tumor cells after neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced breast cancer predicts poor survival 

      Mathiesen, Randi Margit Ruud; Borgen, Elin; Renolen, Anne; Løkkevik, Erik; Nesland, Jahn M; Anker, Gun Birgitta; Østenstad, Bjørn; Lundgren, Steinar; Risberg, Terje; Mjaaland, Ingvil; Kvalheim, Gunnar; Lønning, Per Eystein; Naume, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Introduction Presence of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in bone marrow (BM) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in peripheral blood (PB) predicts reduced survival in early breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine ...
    • Physical Activity in Long-term Breast Cancer Survivors - a Mixed-Methods Approach 

      Stalsberg, Ragna; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Lundgren, Steinar; Reidunsdatter, Randi Johansen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives: Traditional methods measuring physical activity (PA) may misrepresent breast cancer survivors (BCSs) and low-socio-economic status (SES) groups. This study identifies PA-levels, routines and experiences among ...
    • Pneumonitis and fibrosis after breast cancer radiotherapy: occurrence and treatment-related predictors 

      Karlsen, Jarle; Tandstad, Torgrim; Sowa, Piotr; Salvesen, Øyvind; Stenehjem, Jo S.; Lundgren, Steinar; Reidunsdatter, Randi Johansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Radiation pneumonitis (RP) and radiation fibrosis (RF) are common side effects after breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy (RT). However, there is a great variation in the frequency of RP and RF. This study presents ...
    • Predictive and Prognostic Impact of TP53 Mutations and MDM2 Promoter Genotype in Primary Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Epirubicin or Paclitaxel 

      Chrisanthar, Ranjan; Knappskog, Stian; Løkkevik, Erik; Anker, Gun Birgitta; Østenstad, Bjørn; Lundgren, Steinar; Risberg, Terje; Mjaaland, Ingvil; Skjønsberg, Gudbrand; Aas, Turid; Schlichting, Ellen; Fjøsne, Hans Erikssønn; Nysted, Arne; Lillehaug, Johan R.; Lønning, Per Eystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
    • Prenatal BRCA1 epimutations contribute significantly to triple-negative breast cancer development 

      Nikolaienko, Oleksii; Eikesdal, Hans Petter; Berge, Elisabet Ognedal; Gilje, Bjørnar; Lundgren, Steinar; Blix, Egil Støre; Espelid, Helge; Geisler, Jürgen; Geisler, Stephanie; Janssen, Emiel; Yndestad, Synnøve; Minsaas, Laura; Leirvaag, Beryl; Lillestøl, Reidun Kristine; Knappskog, Stian; Lønning, Per Eystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Normal cell BRCA1 epimutations have been associated with increased risk of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the fraction of TNBCs that may have BRCA1 epimutations as their underlying cause is ...
    • Prognostic value of metabolic response in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy 

      Cao, Maria Dung; Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Bathen, Tone Frost; Sitter, Beathe; Bofin, Anna M.; Lønning, Per Eystein; Lundgren, Steinar; Gribbestad, Ingrid S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background Today's clinical diagnostic tools are insufficient for giving accurate prognosis to breast cancer patients. The aim of our study was to examine the tumor metabolic changes in patients with locally advanced breast ...
    • Semi-automatic segmentation from intrinsically-registered 18F-FDG-PET/MRI for treatment response assessment in a breast cancer cohort: comparison to manual DCE-MRI 

      Andreassen, Maren Marie Sjaastad; Goa, Pål Erik; Sjøbakk, Torill Eidhammer; Hedayati, Roja; Eikesdal, Hans Petter; Deng, Callie; Østlie, Agnes; Lundgren, Steinar; Bathen, Tone Frost; Jerome, Neil Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objectives To investigate the reliability of simultaneous positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI)-derived biomarkers using semi-automated Gaussian mixture model (GMM) segmentation on PET ...
    • Sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, and body image in Norwegian breast cancer survivors: a 12-year longitudinal follow-up study and comparison with the general female population 

      Åsberg, Ragnhild Emilie; Giskeødegård, Guro F.; Raj, Sunil Xavier; Karlsen, Jarle; Engstrøm, Monica Jernberg; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Nilsen, Marianne; Lundgren, Steinar; Reidunsdatter, Randi Johansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Given the scarcity of evidence concerning the long-term sexual health of breast cancer (BC) survivors (BC-Pop), we aimed to assess how BC treatments affect short- and long-term sexual functioning, sexual ...
    • Social inequalities in physical activity Implications of research practices – the case of studying breast cancer survivors 

      Stalsberg, Ragna (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:276, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      While social inequalities in health persist, a growing field of physical activity research continues documenting the positive effects of physical activity on mental and physical health. Hence, studies have suggested that ...
    • The longitudinal transcriptional response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with and without bevacizumab in breast cancer 

      Silwal-Pandit, Laxmi; Nord, Silje; Gythfeldt, Hedda; Møller, Elen Kristine; Fleischer, Thomas; Rødland, Einar Andreas; Krohn, Marit; Borgen, Elin; Garred, Øystein; Olsen, Tone; Vu, Phuong Ngoc Thi; Skjerven, Helle; Fangberget, Anne; Holmen, Marit Muri; Schlichting, Ellen; Wille, Elisabeth; Stokke, Mette Norberg; Vollan, Hans Kristian Moen; Kristensen, Vessela N.; Langerød, Anita; Lundgren, Steinar; Wist, Erik; Naume, Bjørn; Lingjærde, Ole Christian; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise; Engebråten, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced alterations to gene expression are due to transcriptional reprogramming of tumor cells or subclonal adaptations to treatment. The effect on whole-transcriptome mRNA expression was investigated ...